Vol
XXII.,
No.
239.
LEAVING
Ctnidlan
National
Freighter,
Tied
t
Here
for
Several
Month?;
Isv
Sold
to
Japanese
Interests
'
fmirttrin
Valiinal
RfMmxhlm
'PHONE
HEAD
HERE
FRIDAY
Gorjce
II.
liaise
to
Confer
With
City
Council
on
Long-IHstance
Communication
fl
11
liaise,
president
of
the
n
i
Tcirphone
Co..
Informed
the
l
ltv
nuncll
in
a
letter
read
at
last
'"Kin's
meeting
that
he
would
ar
rive
In
Prino
T7ururt
nn
the
"'tnicr
Princess
Mary
on
Friday
ft...-i,oon
of
this
week
and
plan-red
to
remain
here
for
two
or
luir
day,
before
proceeding
to
Prmr..
Qeorge.
Mr.
Halse
stated
th.it
i.
would
Df
pleased
to
confer
'
!i
the
city
council
In
regard
to
'""'j-distance
radio
communlca-
T
.
n
BOXING
Thursday
at
9
p.m.
Empress
Social
Club
MAIN
EVENT
Henry
Deeth
of
Any
ox
vs.
Billy
Bagshaw
of
Prince
Rupert
Semi-Final
DAN
PARENT
VS.
HADE
DUTTON
HVE
OOOD
PRELIMINARIES
Admission
$1.25
Oct
Your
Ticket
Now!
lions
the
acclamations
should
In
elude
forty-one
Conservatives,
three
National
Liberals,
twenty-one
La-Iboritea
and
one
Liberal
(free
trade).
BOAT
WAS
DRIFTING
frht.
r
Canadian
Stegncur.
which
.
Further
Particulars
of
Rescue
By
1m
ben
tied
up
at
the
local
dry
dock
fur
several
.months.
Is
now
tt"m
picpared
to
put
to
sea
again.
Stc:im
i.s
up
once
more
In
the
vessel
uk!
.some
minor
overhaul
and
repair
work
Is
being
carried
out.
Tlx-
Canadian
Siegncur
will.
It
U
xp"
ud.
be
Uken
about
the
end
of
f'Xt
v,.
i
k
to
Vancouver.
From
Van-'ouv-t
u
i
understood
the
vessel
b(
taken
to
Japan
to
be
turned
'
vrr
,
interests
which
have
pur-cli.iMd
dor.
Steamer
rrlnce
Itupcrt
of
Crew
Sinking
Gas
Boat
With
the
arrival
of
the
steamer
Prince
Rupert
this
morning
frdm
the
south
came
further
details
of
the
rescue
by
that
steamer
early
yesterday
morning
near
Cape
Mudge
In
the
Qulf
of
Oeogia
01
me
cap
tain
and
crew
of
the
Ketchikan
halibut
boat
Carolen.
The
Prince
Rupert
took
the
men
aboard
after
having
responded
to
distress
signals
from
the
hallbutter
which
had
broken
down
In
the
ami
The
rescue
was
effected
at
4:30
Tuesday
morning,
the
men
having
drifted
around
hopelessly
in
me
Oulf
since
5
o'clock
Monday
evening.
They
had
been
nearly
ashor?
and
the
small
boat
was
In
Imminent
danger
of
swamping.
Tlie
uaroien
was
abandoned,
the
.captain
and
crew
being
Uken
aboard
the
Prince
Rupert,
which
landed
them
at
Campbell
River.
The
rescue
was
made
four
mlloi
cast
of
Cape
Mudge.
A
heavy
sea
and
strong
wind
was
blowing
and
It
took
about
fifteen
minuves
ma-.,rino
before
Cant.
Donald,
nut,
.
.
master
of
the
Prince
Rupert,
go.
the
Carolen
Into
the
lee
and
picked
up
the
captain
and
three
of
t
crew,
four
all
told.
The
wind
and
sea
and
tide
rips
were
so
bad
that
It
was
dangerous
to
keep
the
pounding
craft
along-
I
side
so
the
rrincc
ivupcv
i.i
mhm
it
Ann
rnn
doned
her.
DacKins
ri
tinnine
on
her
run
north.
The
Weather
Dead
Tree
roint-w".
barometer.
30.30:
temperature.
52;
sea
calm.
Langara
Island-Overcast,
westerly
wind;
sea
calm.
light
LIEUTENANT
OOVERNOK
ACCEPTS
IMITATION
A
letter
read
at
last
nBht'8,nce'';
ing
of
the
city
council
accepted
on
beLlf
of
Hon.
J.VV.Fordham.John.
of
British
son.
Lieutenant-Governor
to
attend
a
Columbia,
an
invitation
joint
luncheon
of
the
city
councU
here
on
of
Commerce
and
Chamber
U4
v,..,..---
The
spectre
of
prison
labor
war
raised
last
night
to
ruffle
the
ac
customed
calm
of
the
city
council
with
a
brief
but
brisk
little
tempest.
The
trouble
arose
when
Aid.
Col-lart
made
the
suggestion
ih.t
Chief
of
Police
W.
J.
Service
be
!ven
permission
to
extend
up
ihr
hill
the
Jail
gardens
on
which
such
i
splendid
start
had
been
n.ri?
during
the
pas:
summer.
Aid.
Rudderham
warned
against
Ihe
use
of
prison
labor
In
lmprov
tng
streets
or
sidewalks.
Aid.
Mac
donald
was
most
emphatically
op-,
the
Improvement
of
the
grounds
this
year
but
that
great
credit
was
due
"
to
W.
H.
Sherman
sr.
'
for
hav
i:,r,r
treasurer
and
ana
cltv
city
also
co-operated.
Card
of
Thanks
Mrs.
A.
Wilson
and
Mrs.
wish
to
thank
all
those
who
so
extended
sympatny
RENOUNCE
RELIGION
Catholicism
ReJjfd
In
pain;
"Na
StaU
lienjion
Exists-
posed
to
any
Instructions
whaler.
Gyro
and
being
given
by
the
council
In
which
use
of
prison
labor
was
au
thorized.
It
might
be
news
to
some
bui
he
Ald.
Macdonaldi
kne-
of
case
last
year
where
prisoners
had
been
taken
to
do
work
on
a
Sixth
Avenue
garden
at
the
expense
of
men
seeking
employm-nt
Aid.
Collart
replied
that
he
had
never
Intended
that
Instructions
should
be
given
to
proceed
with
the
work.
All
he
Intended
was
that
the
chief
be
given
permission
lr.
case
It
was
desired
to
do
the
work
After
a
discussion
of
consider
able
length
In
which
every
mem
MADRID,
Spain.
Oct
14-The
National
Assembly
of
Spain
yesterday
rejected
the
Catholic
religion
as
the
religion
of
Spain
and
approvrd
Article
Three
of
the
Republican
constitution
which
states
that
"no
state
religion
exists."
TURN
BACK
PROCEEDS
Rotary
Clubs
dive
Up
Proceeds
for
Fair
Concessions
NOBLE
STAR
WINS
RACE
NEWMARKET,
Eng..
Oct.
14.
F.
and
II.
Cundall's
Noble
Star
won
the
October
27.
The
Lcrt'sent
flowers
on
the
occasion
of
thei
Cesarewltch
Stakes
today.
Six
ernor
will
arrive
In
P
rlnce
""
s
dfalh
of
A.
Wilson
at
Metlakatla;
Wheeler
was
second
and
Son
of
Mint
on
October
26
aboard
the
um-
,recenUy
third.
Twenty-six
horses
ran.
Skecna.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.
C,
WEDNESDAY,
OCTOBER
14,
1931
Poloists
From
Argentine
Show
Class
Four
galloping
horsemen
from
Santa
Pauia,
po.o
j
.juj.jii..
-
...
uilo
.ae
anal
round
of
United
States
open
championship
with
a
thrilling
vl;rtjry
recently
Here
is
Andres
Oaz-zottl,
Santa
Paula
back
hittim
ball
during
match
at
Wpstbury
L
I.
COUNCIL
TEMPEST
Spectre
of
Prison,
Labor
Is
Raised
-
and
Sparks0
Fly
"
"
NO
ACTION
Long-shoring
Here
Hon.
R.
W.
Bruhn,
provincial
minister
of
public
works,
had
a
letter
before
the
city
council
last
night
in
however,
that
he
appreciated
:
ir
vMterdav
decided
to
turn
back
deavor
to
discuss
the
matter
un
collected
His
operations.
It
Is
alleged,
have
extended
over
a
period
starting
February
of
last
year.
Today's
Wheat
VANCOUVER.
Oct.
14:
Wheat
vldual
case.
Information
will
be
gathered
and
handed
over
to
the
city
public
works
department
for
its
guidance
In
giving
employment
of
this
kind.
City
Engineer
Good
stated
that
there
were
at
present
150
men
engaged
In
municipal
unemployment
relief
work.v
It
would
hardly
be
possible
to
use
more
than
200
men
at
one
time
on
the
program
which
h.irl
bon
sptHpri
nnon
With
the
tne
1
4100.000.
it
would
he
nossible
to
em-
The
Prince
RuDert
Oyro
Club,
at
situation
with
regard
to
the
local
dlOT
175
men
for
sl
months
on
un
its
regular
monthly
business
luncn-
longsnoremen
ana
ne
wouia
en
time.
There
were
so
far
316
men
registered
as
being
married
and
In
to
the
Fair
Board,
to
assist
the
latter
oinciauy
wun
me
oiuciajs
oi
me
need
ot
rellef
work
body
in
liquidating
Its
deficit
of
at
company.
The
letter
was
filed.
,
The
moUon
tnat
a
jpectai
Com
least
$200
on
this
year's
operations,
Tne
council
was
aiso
m
receipt
oi
.lttee
be
appointed
to
review
the
proceeds
of
$178.54
which
had
been,
a
communication
irom
inc
mcai
whole
situation
as
respect
unem
turned
over
to
the
club
as
Its
share
i
longsnoremen
s
union
expressing
Oioyment
renef
Work
was
moved
by
of
profits
on
the
operation
of
con-
appreciation
for
the
action
the
;
Alderman
Rudderham.
seconded
by
cessions
at
the
Prince
Rupert
Ex-icpuncll
had
taken
with
a
view
to
:
AUerman
McCutcheon
and
passed
hlbltlon
this
year.
The
Rotary
Club
i
bringing
bdoui
increase
empiuy-,
aIter
iengthy
discussion.
has
also
decided
to
turn
back
a
similar
amount.
Concessions
were
operated
by
the
two
service
clubs
on
the
basis
of
fifty
per
cent
o
'the
ber
of
the
council
made
at
least
mem
lor
longsnorem
nero.
v-uih-
During
the
course
of
the
discus
piaini
naa
oeen
maae
oy
inc
uh.oh
,,on
Mayor
0rme
gtated
tnat
no
tnat
Doata
oi
tne
ana
uniun
,
had
been
rccelved
from
thei
fleets
used
members
or
tneir
own
j
?ovcmment
to
the
nt
sent
from
nnc
soeech.
Aid.
CollarUs
nrooosa!
P'
Ior
l,lc
u
:"T,:
"ulZ.
"
'
"wll""6
in'
w,cre
oe
tt
-o"r
"
was
rejected,
only
Aid.
Collart
Aid.
Pullen
and
Aid.
Llnzey
voting
In
Its
favor
while
the
rest
of
the
council
was
opposed.
Later
In
the
meeting.
Aid.
save
notice
that
he
would
per
cent
each
for
the
Rotary
and
expense
of
local
longshoremen
who
stead
of
an
eight-hour
work
day.
civrn
ninh
.were
in
neea
oi
an
me
wont,
wiey
The
Gyro
Club
heard
a
report
(could
obtain
from
H.
D.
Barrett,
delegate
to
tne
district
convention
at
Vancouver
last
August.
It
was
revealed
In
the
lit.
tlfirrAtr'a
rnnrt.
tn&t
make
a
motion
at
the
next
meet-
'
"T."
"
W
past
president
of
SJ
of
thr
council
instructing
the
W.
Waugh
thel
the
local
club
had
been
offered
tht
cuy
engineer
to
improve
of
lieutenant
governor
or
the
ground
back
of
the
present
jalljpost
nlantlnc1
district
embracing
the
province
of
M.n
with
a
view
to
PlanUnS
SJjXeS
British
Columbia
and
state
of
Wash-
'The
SneoTltentlon
Uiere
in
wa,
in
I'ngton.
Mr.
Waugh
tad
however.
.
.
..j
...,11.
.u.
-
been
unable
to
accept
the
honor.
troaucea
wiui
uio
,..,
tnr
fh,
r(,asnn
that
he
i
V
i
-u
a
v.
letter
from
the
chief
of
ponce
m,
"
"
micr,wnere.nwwuu.lbW.
..
i.Ji
a
v,
f
miJ
would
not
be
able
to
give
the
time
fhpf,
monev.
is
belnn
taken
north
j
tton
from
the
municipality
ot
Bum-
aby
urging
that
the
whole
cost
of
labor
on
unemployment
relief
work
be
borne
by
the
Dominion
because,
first,
unemployment
was
a
national
problem,
and
the
Dominion
Was
In
the
best
position
to
relieve
it
on
the
basis
of
equitable
taxation.
Halibut
Landings
Summary
American:
106,500
pounds.
had
the
Dollce
been
responsible
for
I
demanded
by
the
office
and
its
board
tne
stcamer
Prince
Rupert
j
and
4c
to
,24c
and
4a
-
,
llillAn
Is
Being
Taken
North
for
Trial
on
Theft
Charge
C.
E.
Finch,
who
was
arrested
In
Vancouver
on
a
warrant
from
Pre
No
action
was
taken
on
a
resolu-
10.8c
duties.
todav
and
will
take
nrellminary
tnai
rnnnrttfin
a
snn
nmmHi
in
nnrf
Internal
affairs
of
the
club
also
ftt
Premer,
Provincial
Constable
i3c
and
Ui5c
'nd
3c
came
in
for
discussion
at
the
polert0n
will
take
him
on
to
Pre
I.
..,nrvirt
thr.
work
The
eitv
!
luncheon,
which
was
presided
over
len
Flnch
u
alieged
to
have
kept
cnirlneer
had,5
PWen.
C.
C.
Mills.
ifor
hi
own
USM
American
Lindv.
44.000.
Booth.
10.8c
and
4c.
mone:
money
that
nci
EellDse.
35.000.
Cold
Storage:
for
photographic
work.
n
7c
and
4o
Tahoma,
4,000,
Cold
Storage,
12.3c
and
4c.
Bonanza,
5,500,
Cold
Storage,
12.3c
and
4c.
Ill
0111,
10,000,
and
Pierce,
8.000.
Royal,
12.4c
and
4c.
Canadian
Vera
Beatrice,
4,500,
Atlln,
11.5c
was
quoted
at
55
Vic
on
the
local
and
3c.
exchange
today.
Eric
Boy,
4,000,
Booth,
10.6c
and
3c
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
co
ImMMToFF
fo
good
start
SPAIN
REPUDIATES
CATHOLICISM;
NO
STATE
RELIGION
Nationalist
Group
in
British
Contest
Will
Gain
by
Acclamations
Indications
Arc
That
Coalition
Will
Have
Majority
of
From
Twenty
to
Thirty
After
Nominations
on
Friday
LONDON,
Oct
14.
The
National
government
expects
to
get
off
to
a
flying
start
in
the
forthcoming
general
election.
Indications
nrc
that
between
sixty
and
seventy
members
will
have
been
returned
by
acclamation
after
the
tmminnHnns
have
been
received
on
rriday.
I
he
trovern
mont
pxnects
to
have
a
majority
of
between
twenty
and
thlrty
when
these
acclamations
are
I
all
In.
According
to
the
calcula
City
Council
Learns
That
It
j
May
Pay
40c
Per
Hour
Here
On
Unemployment
Relief
It
was
revealed
during
a
discussion
of
great
length
at
last
night's
meeting
of
the
city
council
that
the
city
is
at
liberty,
if
it
so
desires
and
if
federal
regulations
are
not
conflicted
with,
to
base
the
rate
of
pay
on
municipal
unemployment
relief
work
at
40c
per
hour
for
common
labor
with
rates
for
other
classes
of
work
on
a
correspnnding
scale.
Approving
the
rate
of
40c
n
per
hour,
the
council
adopted
a
scale
of
pay
to
be
submitted
to
the
RA
II
RQARD
government
for
approval.
This
scale
provides
for
relief
work
wages
at
TO
SIT
HFRF
Hj1j
about
two-thirds
of
the
regular
wage
scale
here
for
labor.
Uncmploy-
jment
relief
wages
had
heretofore
Commissioners
and
Party
Will
I
been
based
on
a
scale
of
$2.85
for.
Arrive
by
Train
Tomorrow
'common
labor.
..
Afternoon
i
This
was
but
one
of
many
phases
of
unemployment
relief
work
which
'
Mr-
Justlce
c-
p-
FuHerton.
chief
commissioner
and
J.
A.
Stoneham.
jthe
council
discussed
in
a
debate
IC
T
A
V
T7W
0m
an
'
I
Commissioners,
accompanied
by
the
J
I
iIvill
1
Another
decision
was
to
have
a
official
staff
will
arrive
In
the
city
j
special
committee
appointed
to'
go
tomorrow
afternoon
In
the
special
Into
the
whole
problem
of
unem-
,car-
Acadia,
attached
to-ther
regular
JIln6teyp
CJPubUe
Works
Can
TakeyritoVrelM
work,
moVe-partlc-
Pf
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tra
aU
lalefr
m
J"?
No
Official
Action
In
Reeard
to
iufaH?
to
Revise
T)Iani
whereby
the'
.
..,
,
$100,000
available
locally
for
relief
which
he
stated
that
It
would
seem
work
being
allowed
in
each
lmproper
for
him
to
act
in
an
official
capacity
In
regard
to
the
proposal
that
governmental
pressure
be
brought
to
bear
on
th
Canadian
Pacific
Steamship
service
with
a
view
to
having
longshoremen
more
extensively
employed
In
the
handling
of
freight
to
and
from
3.P.R.
boats
on
the
government
vharf
here.
Mr.
Bruhn
stated.
work
should
be
most
effectively
spread
out
over
the
period
of
need.
It
was
also
left
In
the
hands
of
this
special
committee
to
check
up
on
the
validity
and
necessity
of
relief
lndl-
uuac
ui
iicuiuiK
an
ta
u
uiu.ii
null
ui
the
city
of
Prince
Rupert
for
per
mission
to
build
a
level
crossing
over
the
Canadian
National
Railway
tracks
near
the
dry
dock
leading
to
the
new
fishermen's
floats
here.
The
party
will
proceed
south
on
tlie
steamer
Prince
Rupert
tomorrow
night.
Mr.
Justice
Fullerton
Is
being
ac
companied
by
his
wife
and
daughter.
Double
Shift
Discontinued;
Single
Is
On
At
the
suggestion
of
Aid.
Rudderham.
the
city
council
decided
last
night
to
discontinue
double
shift
on
certain
sewer
construction
work
and
proceed
until
completion
with
one
shift
dally.
Shortening
of
days
makes
necessary
the
discontinuing
of
the
double
shift.
City
Council
to
Finance
$85,000
of
Improvements
The
city
council
last
night
put
through
Initial
readings
thirty-one
local
Improvement
debenture
bylaws
providing
for
the
financing
of
concrete,
asphaltlc
and
cinder
sidewalks
as
well
as
sewers
in
various
parts
of
the
city,
the
aggregate
of
the
various
Issues
being
$85,000.
A
special
meeting
of
the
council
will
be
held
tomorrow
to
finally
consider
and
adopt
the
bylaws.
GEORGE
N1CKERSON
IS
NOT
RUNNING
"I
am
not
running,"
de-
clared
0.
W.
Nlckerson
this
afternoon
when
Inquiry
was
made
of
him
in
regard
to
the
4
rumor
that
he
would
be
a
candidate
for
mayor
at
the
civic
election
next
January.
So
far,
no
candidate
has
been
mentioned
definitely
as
a
pos-
slble
ODDonent
to
Mayor
Cyril
II.
Orme,
who
has
Intimated
that
he
will
consent
to
seek
re-election.
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